Hon’ble Tarun Agarwala, J.—The land of the petitioners was acquired under the Land Acquisition Act for the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) to set up a project known as “ Uttar Pradesh Petrochemicals Complex”. A lot of hue and cry was raised by the land owners against the acquisition proceedings and eventually, a tripartite agreement dated 29.6.1998 was executed between the land oustees, the district authorities, and the Management of Gas Authority of India Limited. The agreement contained a stipulation that one member of a family would be given an employment. This condition of employment was incorporated as per the prevailing policy of the State Government. Based on the aforesaid, the petitioners were offered an appointment as “Junior Fireman Trainee” in the project. The terms and conditions of the appointment was that the training would be for a period of two years and if the performance was found unsatisfactory, in that case, the period of training would be extended by six months. The trainees would be paid a consolidated stipend of Rs. 4300.00 plus canteen subsidy @ Rs. 400/- per month and that it was not obligatory on the part of the management to offer an